Locals Experience & Home Stay
We have pre-designed trips available for booking and also trips that can be planned with your special requirements in mind, with activities fully customized to meet your wishes.
**Highly Recommended**
** One day trip : Culture Food and Walking Tour (Private tour)
This tour explores Chiang Mai Old City by walking and local transportation. In addition to visiting famous and charming places,
together we will visit Chiang Mai local restaurants that prepare Lanna foods (locals food) in the traditional ways. This gives you
a first-hand Lanna culinary experience that is not to be missed during your visit. You will taste the foods here in Chiang Mai just as the locals do.
Time
Morning session : 09.00 am. - 02.30 pm.
(Approximately 5-6 hours, Weather condition or traffic may affect the time and duration of activities.)
The tour includes:
* Visiting the local restaurants and experiencing 10+ tasty foods, desserts, beverages.
* Visiting some historical places and local markets.
* English spoken locals tour guide.
* Travel Insurance (required by Thailand Tourism regulations)
* Locals transportation as mention in the tour.
Price : Start from 2,900 baht to 5,900 baht per person. (1-6 people in 1 group)
** One day trip : Nature, Hiking and Visit the Hill Tribe Village. (Private tour)
This tour will be an adventurous day of native visiting and hiking the highest mountain in Thailand. The highlight of this tour is visiting the Hill Tribe Village, with joint cooking and having lunch with them.
08. 30 am. : Pick up from the Chiang Mai hotel, then continue to Doi Inthanon National Park.
When we arrive the Doi Inthanon National Park, we will do hiking (for about 1-2 hours) to the Karen tribe village, hosted by the local Karen tour guide. On the way we will see the coffee plantation, rice field, flower garden, vegetable garden, native fruit, etc. that the locals grow all year around. The short hiking will show the rain forest and water fall and how the locals adjust to life in nature.
After that, we will visit the Karen Tribe Village to learn how they live, their culture and life style and we will join Karen food cooking and have lunch with them in their house.
After lunch we will visit the Karen coffee making center in the village and have some fresh coffee with them. There is one primary school in the village. If we have time, we will visit them also.
05. 00 pm. Arrive your hotel.
Price : (1-6 people in 1 group)
9,360 baht for 1 person 11,360 baht for 2 people 13,360 baht for 3 people
15,360 baht for 4 people 17,360 baht for 5 people 19,360 baht for 6 people
Time : 08.00 am. -05.00 pm.
(Approximately 8-9 hours, Weather condition or traffic may affect the time and duration of activities.)
The tour includes:
* English speaking tour guide and transportation ; A/C Van or Minivan with driver, gasoline.
* Lunch at the Karen village, drinking water.
* Hiking local host guide fee, all activities and entrance fees.
* Travel Insurance (required by Thailand Tourism regulations)
** Chiang Mai Charming trip with temple and Hmong hilltribe village. (Private tour)
Capture this unforgettable memory of a short trip to Chiang Mai, a city of fascinating cultural heritage. This trip will take you to view Chiang Mai city from the top of “Doi Suthep” and “Khun Chang Kien village”. Cool and chill with the natural fresh air from 1,400 meters above sea level, and enjoy the home made coffee from Hmong villager.
Pick up from your hotel, then head to “Wat Doi Suthep”. On the way we will visit the hidden temple “Wat Pa Laad”. This temple is famous for being the second stop of the white elephant that carried the Lord Buddha relic to “Wat Doi Suthep”. The temple is located in the forest near a water fall. There are a few buildings of Burmese architecture, for example, the Chedi and Vihara buildings.
After that we will go to “Khun Chang Kien village”. The Hmong villager has been living in “Suthep-Pui National Park” for more than 70 years. Then we will continue to “Wat Doi Suthep” well known as the gold pagoda that you must see when you come to Chiang Mai. The temple is said to have been founded in 1383 when the first stupa was built . We will walk up the 309 stair steps along the naga, and see the Chiang Mai 360 degree panorama view.
Note
(1) For transportation: To visit “Khun Chang Kien village” we will need to use a sport utility vehicle (SUV car), because vans are not allowed.
(2) To “Wat Doi Suthep”, we can walk up the 309 stairs or we can take the elevator.
Time :
Morning session 08.00 am. - 13.00 pm.
Afternoon session 01.00 pm. - 06.00 pm.
(Approximately 4-5 hours, Weather condition or traffic may affect the time and duration of activities. Time can adjust as needed)
The tour includes:
** English speaking tour guide.
** Transportation; private sport utility vehicles (SUV car) with driver and gasoline.
** Drinking water
** All activities and entrance fees as mention in the trip.
** Travel Insurance (required by Thailand Tourism regulations)
Price : (1-6 people in 1 group)
5,900 baht for 1 person 7,400 baht for 2 people 8,900 baht for 3 people
10,400 baht for 4 people 11,900 baht for 5 people 13,400 baht for 6 people
** 2 days 2 nights trip : Lanna Experience with Culture Food and Cooking School Stay
**Temporarily discontinued Because of we are moving to the new place**
This tour will be one of having the local experience in 2 provinces; Lumphun and Chiang Mai.
Day 1 : The tour will explore Lumphun province, the second Lanna capital. We will visit the famous temple and the Handicraft Village. Then in the late afternoon, go to "Love Chiang Mai Cooking School" for stay over night, there is Locals Style Welcome Dinner for the end of the day.
Day 2 : After breakfast we will explore the community by bicycle, then continue to the locals market to buy some ingredients for cooking together with your dinner host.
Day 3 : After breakfast, you will have some relaxing time, then drop off at your next destination.
**Kad Gaou Kad Kawi - Haft Saturday water buffalo and cow flea Market tour**
Chiang Mai Cows and Buffalo Market, it was a rice field 80 years ago. Then the Locals wanted to exchange of cows and buffalo between the farmers in the area. It is not only the market that you will see. You will also see the life style of the locals living there, a style of living that you will never see in any other part of Thailand. If you would like to see a unique culture in motion, this market will show just that!
Time :
Morning session 08.00 am. - 12.00 pm.
(Approximately 4-5 hours, Weather condition or traffic may affect the time and duration of activities. Time can adjust as needed)
The tour includes:
** English speaking tour guide.
** Transportation; private car or sport utility vehicles (SUV car) with driver and gasoline.
** Drinking water
** All activities and entrance fees as mention in the trip.
** Travel Insurance (required by Thailand Tourism regulations)
Price : (1-6 people in 1 group)
3,960 baht for 1 person 5,160 baht for 2 people 6,360 baht for 3 people
7,560 baht for 4 people 8,760 baht for 5 people 9,960 baht for 6 people
** Home stay program**
The home stay is surrounding environment in the countryside in the neighborhood of Thai locals, with fruit orchards,
rice fields, and an organic garden. You will enjoy being with the local population and taking part in the activities in the environment around the house.